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i mean, you know, unprovable, so, you know, very useful. no, i am much madder about that and wish i that i had talked about it there because i do remember at the universities in utah there was an enormously high rate of suicide because of the strictness about sexual expression and so on. and still i probably in my memory -- maybe you can tell me -- but i don't think i was saying this at the time. >> what keeps you going? what keeps the fire burning? and have you ever wanted to just hang it up and why didn't you? >> well, where would i hang it? no, i mean, first of all, first of all, people say to me, well, aren't you interested in something other than feminism? and i always try to think if there is anything that wouldn't be transformed if anything matter and so far i haven't been able to find anything and it's so interesting. it's like a big aha. you figure out what could be and you know, it's just constantly, constantly interesting. as to what keeps me going, it's you. i mean, it's our friends. it's -- you know, we're communal animals. we
i mean, you know, unprovable, so, you know, very useful. no, i am much madder about that and wish i that i had talked about it there because i do remember at the universities in utah there was an enormously high rate of suicide because of the strictness about sexual expression and so on. and still i probably in my memory -- maybe you can tell me -- but i don't think i was saying this at the time. >> what keeps you going? what keeps the fire burning? and have you ever wanted to just hang...
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that is what keeps us strong. that is what makes us a beacon for the world. that is how i will lead as long as i'm president of united states. spirit, we can criticize and tear down, what we can build together is what brings me here today. to fix ourpast time broken immigration system. [applause] we to make sure washington finishes what so many americans just like you started. we have to finish the job. it is fitting that we are here in chinatown just a few miles from angel island. in the early 1900s, 300,000 people, maybe some of them your ancestors, passed through on their way to a new life in america. for many a represented the end of a long and arduous journey. they finally arrived where they believed anything was possible. for some it represented the beginning of a new struggle against prejudice in a country that did not treat its immigrants fairly or afford them the same rights as everybody else. asians face this. so the irish. so italians. so the jews. many groups still do today. that did not stop those brave minimum and from coming. they were drawn by
that is what keeps us strong. that is what makes us a beacon for the world. that is how i will lead as long as i'm president of united states. spirit, we can criticize and tear down, what we can build together is what brings me here today. to fix ourpast time broken immigration system. [applause] we to make sure washington finishes what so many americans just like you started. we have to finish the job. it is fitting that we are here in chinatown just a few miles from angel island. in the early...
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it tells us something here at home. though men and women are only about 2% apart in computer use, 67% of white non-hispanic households use the internet while only 45% of black households have access. it is about power, and it is serious, and it is polarizing. so let's hear it for the librarians who are the only ones i know of systemically fighting to democratize computer use. seven, while we're celebrating marriage equality victories, great, let's not forget that 51% of us in the united states say "homosexuality should be accepted by society." that was the question in the public opinion poll. but 69% of people in canada do. are we not comparable at least to canada? and 83%, 83% of people in germany do. on campuses, students still ask me why the same groups oppose say lesbians and birth control. [ laughter ] i think many of us don't yet understand that the same groups oppose all forms of sexual expression that cannot end in conception. sometimes i fear that our opposition understands our shared interests better than we d
it tells us something here at home. though men and women are only about 2% apart in computer use, 67% of white non-hispanic households use the internet while only 45% of black households have access. it is about power, and it is serious, and it is polarizing. so let's hear it for the librarians who are the only ones i know of systemically fighting to democratize computer use. seven, while we're celebrating marriage equality victories, great, let's not forget that 51% of us in the united states...
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so for us this is critical. but it is not an issue that people agree on. >> ivo, thank you very much. i think that you couldn't have been clearer with saying if the alliance is focused only on collective defense, it's headed for an irrelevant future, and i think after fred and others, we picked up on these thinking global partners was the undeveloped part of the summit agenda where there is still much work to be done. >> just underscore, i'm not saying the collective defense is unimportant. collective defense is the core, but it can't be the sole core. you need to have the cooperative security element, too, and that's what i think the new nato is all about. >> absolutely. thank you very much for your time. thank you for coming to the council and giving your thoughts and reflections after stepping down as ambassador, and thank you for serving our country. [ applause ] >> we're going to make a quick transition into our next panel and move into the final line-up, please. >>> here's a poem that comes directly out of
so for us this is critical. but it is not an issue that people agree on. >> ivo, thank you very much. i think that you couldn't have been clearer with saying if the alliance is focused only on collective defense, it's headed for an irrelevant future, and i think after fred and others, we picked up on these thinking global partners was the undeveloped part of the summit agenda where there is still much work to be done. >> just underscore, i'm not saying the collective defense is...
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that concerns us all. i think the last time this possibility of a real hollow force and significant lack of readiness happened was in the 1990s. general odierno, would you consider that challenge then -- excuse me, let me rephrase it. would you consider our challenge today greater or lesser than that challenge? >> i believe our challenge is much greater today than it has been since i've been in the army in terms of readiness. this is the lowest readiness levels since i've been serving the last 37 years. >> general, i agree. i think the numbers confirm that. for instance, in the 1990s, this general episode i'm describing at that problem, the military described 80% of conventional and unconventional forces as acceptable with, quote, pockets of deficiency. today in contrast, at least on the army side, you have said only 15% of army forces are acceptable, with 85% being below that, is that correct? >> that is correct, senator. >> today's situation is much worse. in the 1990s there was a response to that. the a
that concerns us all. i think the last time this possibility of a real hollow force and significant lack of readiness happened was in the 1990s. general odierno, would you consider that challenge then -- excuse me, let me rephrase it. would you consider our challenge today greater or lesser than that challenge? >> i believe our challenge is much greater today than it has been since i've been in the army in terms of readiness. this is the lowest readiness levels since i've been serving the...
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a senior official i became friends with used to say america, do not abandon us us, you are our best hope. it is not a message you hear back here often, but something that is felt there. when right after we kill bin laden i was there and i was talking to the driver, and he was from a bottom bottom and i said, have you ever seen the house? he said, i have not, but my family is going by now, everybody is looking at it. he said, i am glad you got that i caused last august my brother- in-law was in a market when a bomb went off. he was buying something. he was killed. so my sister and her three daughters, children, do not have a father, and she has moved back and what thoughts. these guys caused a lot of trouble here, and i'm glad you did what you did. it is a message you do not hear back your as much. on a daily basis when you're out there, you hear that a lot, and these are people who try to distinguish themselves from the stereotypes of what muslims are like and speaking from the heart. you cannot be helped but affected by that. the troublemakers out there -- they do notare, and like it an
a senior official i became friends with used to say america, do not abandon us us, you are our best hope. it is not a message you hear back here often, but something that is felt there. when right after we kill bin laden i was there and i was talking to the driver, and he was from a bottom bottom and i said, have you ever seen the house? he said, i have not, but my family is going by now, everybody is looking at it. he said, i am glad you got that i caused last august my brother- in-law was in...
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the terrorists use, use the e-mails on the web and obviously that is true. and they also use snail mail and we still had to ask this question, how much privacy are we willing to give up and willing to allow every letter and then to track every correspondent we engage in, even if they are not reading every letter. so the need to strike a balance is not something new. it's not something that is presented due to the threat of terrorism. and then were guarding control. room for disagreement about how stringent this is that we sat on the government's collection in one of the most remarkable things is if you go to the opinions that the obama administration has talked about, you go to the opinions evaluating the government's compliance or not with the stringent requirement that was set by the court what you see is of use over and over again. people get a hold of this and they use it for the wrong purposes and may want to keep using it and that happens over again. and that is because it's not particularly malevolent, but you have to go into these debates, understand
the terrorists use, use the e-mails on the web and obviously that is true. and they also use snail mail and we still had to ask this question, how much privacy are we willing to give up and willing to allow every letter and then to track every correspondent we engage in, even if they are not reading every letter. so the need to strike a balance is not something new. it's not something that is presented due to the threat of terrorism. and then were guarding control. room for disagreement about...
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and let us not forget what this treaty means to veterans. we have received letters of support from organizations, including the american legion, representing 2. 4 million americans, and the veterans of foreign wars, with 1.5 million members, and i would like to recognize the national commander of the american legion dan dillinger, who is here with us today. everyone who supports that treaty is pleased with the realization the american legion passed in august at their national convention, and we thank you, not just for that, but on behalf of a grateful nation to all of you who have served. thank you very much. we are honored to have so many of our wounded warriors of all generations, including from iraqi and afghanistan veterans of america. thank you for taking the time to show your support. you certainly have hours, which is one reason we should ratify this treaty as soon as possible. we salute you and we thank you for your service and your sacrifice. i am told we will receive a letter of support from former secretaries of defense. the suppo
and let us not forget what this treaty means to veterans. we have received letters of support from organizations, including the american legion, representing 2. 4 million americans, and the veterans of foreign wars, with 1.5 million members, and i would like to recognize the national commander of the american legion dan dillinger, who is here with us today. everyone who supports that treaty is pleased with the realization the american legion passed in august at their national convention, and we...
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. >> let us pray. oh god, i am an american veteran, and ever with your grace and your strength to guide me, i have sacrificed for you and country. and you have made my heritage long, and proud. for i shivered that cold winter in valley forge, and spilled my blood, i am an american veteran. i came to france in the war to end all wars, i am an american veteran. i was there on that day of infamy, stormed the beaches of normandy, and i scaled the cliffs. i met battle on island after island, and i raised the flag. i am an american veteran. i was there with macarthur in korea, and in the jungles of vietnam. i was there in desert storm, iraq, and today, in the mountains of afghanistan, and i remain ready to pledge my all, for i am my brothers' and sisters' keeper. i am an american veteran, and humbly i beseech thee to hearken to my prayer, and make haste to establish justice, freedom, and peace among men and women and nations. for this we humbly pray, amen. >> now i would like to invite mr. harold fritz to le
. >> let us pray. oh god, i am an american veteran, and ever with your grace and your strength to guide me, i have sacrificed for you and country. and you have made my heritage long, and proud. for i shivered that cold winter in valley forge, and spilled my blood, i am an american veteran. i came to france in the war to end all wars, i am an american veteran. i was there on that day of infamy, stormed the beaches of normandy, and i scaled the cliffs. i met battle on island after island,...
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that's the challenge in front of us. i'm not at all surprised that the chairman turned to mack and asked him to head this up. he is so highly regarded in this town, having been here for 19 years going on 20, having had such distinguished service, having touched the department so many ways, there's no one better suited for this challenging time than mack thornberry. please welcome him with your applause. we look forward to his speech. [applause] >> thank you, john. i appreciate the chance to be csis.t i'm excited to be here with the serious work that goes on here. with all of the interactions with csis exports over the years, i benefitted tremendously from their guidance and ideas. and i have no doubt that the work that goes on here makes an important difference. y'all are nice to listen to me, but we could all take notes from dr. hambry or some of the other experts here on this topic. i do have to note, however, the last time i was at csis, it was for a cyberexercise. i was asked to play the president and dr. hambry has
that's the challenge in front of us. i'm not at all surprised that the chairman turned to mack and asked him to head this up. he is so highly regarded in this town, having been here for 19 years going on 20, having had such distinguished service, having touched the department so many ways, there's no one better suited for this challenging time than mack thornberry. please welcome him with your applause. we look forward to his speech. [applause] >> thank you, john. i appreciate the chance...
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that is the algorithm that we use? but this is a human problem and the dynamics are as in critically important as the watersheds because the different types of people who live in the area, the past two and elements in central helmand and the northern part of the helmand watershed compared to the populations downstream and compared to the population helping with some of the construction, all of those factors are critically important so you need a geo- narrative of this area to really understand it and it needs the physical as well as the human components. so, that is what our watersheds look like. since the 1950s when the united states was involved in putting in dams in this area, the kajaki may be familiar to some of you. they were put in in the 1950s and they were countering activities in the north that was more tied to the soviet union. so in many ways come afghanistan was kind of seeing a proxy war if you will between who can have the influence. in the south it was the right dates through usaid and a number of plans
that is the algorithm that we use? but this is a human problem and the dynamics are as in critically important as the watersheds because the different types of people who live in the area, the past two and elements in central helmand and the northern part of the helmand watershed compared to the populations downstream and compared to the population helping with some of the construction, all of those factors are critically important so you need a geo- narrative of this area to really understand...
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than it is used today. it's good. it's efficient. it could be used even better. another thing my government is proposing, very concrete facilities for cyber exercises and cyber training that we also need to do in the context of nato. and my question to the panelists is, taking into account that the next summit 2014 will be ten years after expansion of nato, what we consider a successful expansion, what should be the message in 2014 to those countries who are either waiting for full membership what should be the question for nato? >> the far back then come up here. >> thank you. i'm looking at an article in today's "guardian" of london, about young men from turkey going to syria to fight. hundreds are thought to have been recruited by units affiliated to al qaeda. a father of one of these young men goes there to get his son back and he is confronted by one of these commanders. they are here to be martyred, he's told. they will be rewarded in paradise. a few days ago, maybe a couple of weeks ago now, turkish
than it is used today. it's good. it's efficient. it could be used even better. another thing my government is proposing, very concrete facilities for cyber exercises and cyber training that we also need to do in the context of nato. and my question to the panelists is, taking into account that the next summit 2014 will be ten years after expansion of nato, what we consider a successful expansion, what should be the message in 2014 to those countries who are either waiting for full membership...
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there is no serious plan for us to address that. food stamps has more than doubled over the last decade. secretary bill sac called the food stamp program called it an economic stimulus. food stamps are not the solution to economic problems. they are a symptom of the problem. people can't find work. today, we are watching this national healthcare law literally unravel before our eyes. wouldesident said no one lose their health plan. except the millions of americans who will. , next herush limbaugh will be saying if you like your guns, you will be able to keep them. instead of solving problems, the leaders shut down government. amazing the obama administration is capable of barricading a war memorial despite government being shut down but they can't operate a website when it gets up and running. not just that the political parties disagree. but they are so disagreeable. there is discord and distrust. believe me. i know a few things about forgetting. [applause] when millions of americans can't trust the president about something so fun
there is no serious plan for us to address that. food stamps has more than doubled over the last decade. secretary bill sac called the food stamp program called it an economic stimulus. food stamps are not the solution to economic problems. they are a symptom of the problem. people can't find work. today, we are watching this national healthcare law literally unravel before our eyes. wouldesident said no one lose their health plan. except the millions of americans who will. , next herush...
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are using it in and need to reassure us. i do not think that is always the case. i think they are using it because of a regard to the u.k. as a critical ally for the united states, with which they have a set of unique relationships, on which their security, at least in part, depends. the more that we can embrace defensiveecome less and relate our interests and 'slationship to each side interests of the day, i think it is the better. i agree with you. i have been in a lot of conferences in america where people volunteer it. they are not under pressure. they say it to please us. it means something to them. committee was looking at this a few years ago, it was very much in the aftermath of the first months of the obama administration, where i think there was a feeling, more pronounced than today, that the obama administration just was not interested in allies. i think what i was try to save remarks, therks -- obama administration has realized that has gone too far. certainly, the practice of foreign policy in the last five year
are using it in and need to reassure us. i do not think that is always the case. i think they are using it because of a regard to the u.k. as a critical ally for the united states, with which they have a set of unique relationships, on which their security, at least in part, depends. the more that we can embrace defensiveecome less and relate our interests and 'slationship to each side interests of the day, i think it is the better. i agree with you. i have been in a lot of conferences in...
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the chaplain: let us pray. eternal lord god, the giver of every good and perfect gift, during this thanksgiving season, we lift grateful hearts to you in prayer. thank you for the splash of raindrops, for the warmth of sunshine, for the melody of the moonlight, and for the stars that hang like scintillating lanterns in the night. lord, we're grateful for strength to meet life's challenges, for the fulfillment of honorable labor, for friendships that dispel loneliness, for the laughter of children, and for the joy of the harvest. we praise you for the privilege to receive your forgiveness and to make operative your redeeming grace in our thoughts, desires and hopes. we also express gratitude for our senators, who have an opportunity to participate in history's great events and to serve your purposes for their lives in this generation. lord of all to you we raise, this our prayer of grateful praise. we pray in your holy name. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. i pledge
the chaplain: let us pray. eternal lord god, the giver of every good and perfect gift, during this thanksgiving season, we lift grateful hearts to you in prayer. thank you for the splash of raindrops, for the warmth of sunshine, for the melody of the moonlight, and for the stars that hang like scintillating lanterns in the night. lord, we're grateful for strength to meet life's challenges, for the fulfillment of honorable labor, for friendships that dispel loneliness, for the laughter of...
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>> land for when they might be used, exercise that use, and i slightly disagree with some of the comments earlier today about the expedition their roles. you can't agree in advance. kind of like in bosnia, we never talked about going into bosnia, but if you do the homework on article 5 field capabilities, they are there when you need them. that's the way we have to think about it. >> okay, thank you. general o'reilly, talk to us a little bit how missile defense fits into both deternlts of the nuclear threats and conventional threats from an alliance perspective. >> well, i think it's very hard to make a distinction between the two because the missile defense systems are set up to counter missiles unknowing what's in the payload whether it's a weapon of mass destruction, we don't know. the threat is, obviously, intent to do harm or the missile was not launched in the first place so i believe there's an ambiguity that is going to stay when a missile launches whether or not to put them in a nuclear strategic sense or a conventional attack. probably the greatest indicator would be the range o
>> land for when they might be used, exercise that use, and i slightly disagree with some of the comments earlier today about the expedition their roles. you can't agree in advance. kind of like in bosnia, we never talked about going into bosnia, but if you do the homework on article 5 field capabilities, they are there when you need them. that's the way we have to think about it. >> okay, thank you. general o'reilly, talk to us a little bit how missile defense fits into both...
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do you want us here? he said we want you to train our army and leave. >> wow. >> we will then, someday, invite you back as guests. we have not done exactly that, but a sickly that is what i have always felt their mission should be, to train their security forces so they can secure their own country and leave, basically. >> although we did not dissolve the army, for the first five years of that army, we did almost no training we had general caldwell here talking about how his efforts were starting basically from the ground floor. >> for the training? i don't think it took five years, but my memory is that -- >> let me ask you this. the afghan national budget is about 20% financed by afghanistan and 80% financed by us and others in the international community. is that ever going to change? afghanistan is a country that cannot support itself, not even close. when will that turn around? >> first of all, there are agriculture is tremendous and it has potential, including exports. secondly, there mining has tre
do you want us here? he said we want you to train our army and leave. >> wow. >> we will then, someday, invite you back as guests. we have not done exactly that, but a sickly that is what i have always felt their mission should be, to train their security forces so they can secure their own country and leave, basically. >> although we did not dissolve the army, for the first five years of that army, we did almost no training we had general caldwell here talking about how his...
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vernacular language using the ambassador as a speaker, do use and econ officer as a speaker, using exchange programs to bring in speakers into these countries -- all these different things to get the message out, hitting different audiences that we think our part. how you measure the impact, what moves the needle, that is important. >> as a manager, how do you think about the problems of allocating resources across the entire tool kit? >> at the beginning of going anywhere, you have to sit back and say what are our objectives here? this is something that i have learned that csis and going to exercises with you and around here was trying to see what the goals are upfront and do not worry about the limitation write a but set out the strategic goals. there is a tendency to mix implementation and strategic goals, and you have to see them as something separate and reach into the toolkit at what works best in that environment. that becomes a judgment call him a more an art than science. if you're in an open country like india, you can do a lot of things. i'm getting out of my where were the repor
vernacular language using the ambassador as a speaker, do use and econ officer as a speaker, using exchange programs to bring in speakers into these countries -- all these different things to get the message out, hitting different audiences that we think our part. how you measure the impact, what moves the needle, that is important. >> as a manager, how do you think about the problems of allocating resources across the entire tool kit? >> at the beginning of going anywhere, you have...
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because that first year what's happening today is never going to get us to an article 5. second, if we get ourselves into an article 5 situation, it's not going to be from a bolt out of the blue cyber attack. i would strongly -- i would guess it will not. it's not going to be some spooky way we get there, it's almost certainly going to be there through existing conflict through normal national power rivals that happens to escalate in some cyber fashion that you've got a massive impact to gdp, far larger than we've ever seen today from a cyber attack, or we have dead bodies, which we've never had from a cyber attack, which i can find. it's going to look like a normal article 5, which radically simplifies nato's planning to get to this. and last, my closing point that my colleague makes a lot, when we talk about cyber deterrence, especially in the united states, we always tend to think that we're going to be the ones doing the deterring, and especially with our level of strategic vulnerability, i think within the united states and ultimately nato as a whole, needs to look a
because that first year what's happening today is never going to get us to an article 5. second, if we get ourselves into an article 5 situation, it's not going to be from a bolt out of the blue cyber attack. i would strongly -- i would guess it will not. it's not going to be some spooky way we get there, it's almost certainly going to be there through existing conflict through normal national power rivals that happens to escalate in some cyber fashion that you've got a massive impact to gdp,...
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lifes of all of us. please give a welcome to walt bettinger. [applause] >> good afternoon everyone. mark, thank you for that gracious welcome. it's an honor to be with you today. it's very humbling. it's remind me of an experience i had about 15 years ago. i was leading a division of charles schwab and we had sufficiently that we needed to construct a new office building. as the building came near construction probably with a bit too much pride in my heart, i took my three oldest children and loaded them in the backseat of the car and said i'll drive around and show off a little. i took them around the building, the fancy red brick and shiney windows and freshly painted parking lot. as we circled the building and went out of the lot we went by the beat up trailer with the metal steps that went up it to. and referring to the building i said that's going to be daddy's new office. and my eight-year-old daughter said daddy if you start doing a better job will they let you move from the trailer into the offic
lifes of all of us. please give a welcome to walt bettinger. [applause] >> good afternoon everyone. mark, thank you for that gracious welcome. it's an honor to be with you today. it's very humbling. it's remind me of an experience i had about 15 years ago. i was leading a division of charles schwab and we had sufficiently that we needed to construct a new office building. as the building came near construction probably with a bit too much pride in my heart, i took my three oldest children...
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it gives us an aspiration we work towards and helps us compare best practices. just for thee case top 18. there are hundreds of other hospitals that are ranked. they try to aspire to this level of accomplishment. a lot of good has come from that and it deserves some celebration. it's interesting to see how we pattern ourselves after each other. commonalityt of among these hospitals and i've got some of the data here highlighted. 81% in cities of a million or of them are teaching hospitals. many are part of a chain. that is because success breeds success. we learn what works and we try to emulate each other and raise our level of a compliment. i think that is great and there are a lot of good things that come from that, despite what we have heard from the challenges of infant mortality. in complex diseases, the united states is unparalleled. willng at cancer survivor rates, we are number one in the world. this is true in disease after disease and all of you know that. none of you are flying to other countries to get treatment. we see people coming to the united s
it gives us an aspiration we work towards and helps us compare best practices. just for thee case top 18. there are hundreds of other hospitals that are ranked. they try to aspire to this level of accomplishment. a lot of good has come from that and it deserves some celebration. it's interesting to see how we pattern ourselves after each other. commonalityt of among these hospitals and i've got some of the data here highlighted. 81% in cities of a million or of them are teaching hospitals. many...
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and this is reassuring for us and the world. because internally in iraq, as we are preparing to fight terror at the military level by preparing also plans, getting weapons by intelligence information, but we also are working on having harmony amongst iraqis. you may ask who is killing? yes, some of the terrorists in iraq came from other countries, but they are also iraqis locally who are assisting them. i cannot say that amongst the iraqis, sunnis, shiites, arabs, none are ignorant and can be supportive of al qaeda and supportive of its ideal, religious reasons. these exist but we have terrorists coming from abroad and home-grown terrorists, this is why the situation is deteriorating. by the relation as a whole be doing iraqi people is good. there is no problem between sunnis and shiites. the sunnis are killed today but the shiites are killed as well. who is killing them in their own region? is al qaeda who is killing all of the iraqis. and the logic there using to get to their goal, sectarian, division amongst the iraqis. we wi
and this is reassuring for us and the world. because internally in iraq, as we are preparing to fight terror at the military level by preparing also plans, getting weapons by intelligence information, but we also are working on having harmony amongst iraqis. you may ask who is killing? yes, some of the terrorists in iraq came from other countries, but they are also iraqis locally who are assisting them. i cannot say that amongst the iraqis, sunnis, shiites, arabs, none are ignorant and can be...
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us for? >> it is a key part of any max and they have the capabilities to go on quickly. i don't have a precise operation to announce today. >> does this include the landscape there and the destruction and their landing capabilities? >> i don't know the precise reasons, but they are definitely a terrific aircraft that could be used in the a situation and we will get you more and information as we find out more. >> can you go into detail about the examples about the special operations task force what they can provide? i know they do a lot of these smaller things in their own area, but is there any role that they are playing? >> i don't have the specifics on a roll that they will be playing, but i would note that it is very tough for me to get into the specifics. and this is a very fluid situation and disaster relief is not something you can necessarily work in a linear fashion as they come up and we need to work closely with the philippine government and it is not always sequential. and i think
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that allows us to use 215 to get them. it's not clear to me that the same legal authority could be use with respect to internet service providers. more generally, i think that the fisa court's approval of the use of 215 -- >> just on that, i mean, it's my understanding that interpret internet maintains data, sometimes for a short period of time, others a longer period of time, but under the rationale of 215 even holding it for a minute or an hour is enough to -- >> i don't know enough about the technicalities of that, but i'm just saying it's a general limitation on 215, it has to be some sort of document or tangible thing. more generally, the fisa court's approval of the business record collection was based, number one, in part, on a specific showing that was made that the collection of the meta data in bulk was relevant to an investigation, and that the -- and that it had to be collected in bulk in order to be relevant, and we'd have to make that same showing to the fisa court for another category of data. number two, i
that allows us to use 215 to get them. it's not clear to me that the same legal authority could be use with respect to internet service providers. more generally, i think that the fisa court's approval of the use of 215 -- >> just on that, i mean, it's my understanding that interpret internet maintains data, sometimes for a short period of time, others a longer period of time, but under the rationale of 215 even holding it for a minute or an hour is enough to -- >> i don't know...
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he joined us on "washington journal" for 40>> minutes. >> joining us now is the democratic leader from 1995 to 2005 and represented the state of south dakota. welcome. >> guest: thank you.talk a talk about what you brought to the table as far as the creatioe of the affordable care act. what was your role? giving my views.tunity to i had written a book called and critical.me it laid out a lot of principles i thought ought to be included. some of them were some weren't. it was an exciting and tran formational time.transfortional it still is.e about talk about what you're seeing. are the main problems are ought now and how they can be addressd how they can be addressed. guest: i think the main problem is still the execution of the website itself. the fundamentals are to contain costs and to improve quality. there is no question we know we cannot continue with the current system as it exists. we have 50 million people uninsured. 25,000 people every year die because they have no insurance. we can do a lot better. this is a chance to address that in a meaningful way. it will take some time t
he joined us on "washington journal" for 40>> minutes. >> joining us now is the democratic leader from 1995 to 2005 and represented the state of south dakota. welcome. >> guest: thank you.talk a talk about what you brought to the table as far as the creatioe of the affordable care act. what was your role? giving my views.tunity to i had written a book called and critical.me it laid out a lot of principles i thought ought to be included. some of them were some...
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>> all of us in this house in the 1990's are used to functioning without sleep. clear, this is not a recognition of the right to en rich, which we do not believe exist. comprehensive a solution. this would enable iran to enjoy basic rights to nuclear energy, for peaceful purposes with a mutually defined enrichment program limited to practical means. to get to that point, iran thank the mr. speake needs to detailf detailed measures. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i have the adjusting privileged to visit iran after a 21 year gap, can i warmly welcome the progress that has been made for everyone who has been responsible for the advances being made leading to this agreement and at the same time echo the concerns by mr. blackburn about the risks of agreement both in iran and elsewhere who do not want this to the don to more permit agreement. and remembering the frustration doore time, opening the for greater understanding. can i urge all concerned to do everything possible to not let this opportunity to rift out of our reach? >> yes, absolutely. i am conscious of the impo
>> all of us in this house in the 1990's are used to functioning without sleep. clear, this is not a recognition of the right to en rich, which we do not believe exist. comprehensive a solution. this would enable iran to enjoy basic rights to nuclear energy, for peaceful purposes with a mutually defined enrichment program limited to practical means. to get to that point, iran thank the mr. speake needs to detailf detailed measures. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i have the adjusting...
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[inaudible] i used to say america, don't abandon us. it's not a message you back your very often but it's something that is felt there. right after we killed bin laden, i was there and i was talking to the driver and it turned out he was from abbottabad. and i said. [laughter] , have you ever seen the house where bin laden was? he said, i haven't but my family is all going by it now. my family is looking at it. he said, i'm glad you got that guy because last august my brother-in-law was in a market where a bomb went off. he was killed. so my sister and her three daughters, three children, don't have a father. she moved back in with us. he said these guys cause a lot of trouble here and i'm glad you did what you did. if the message you don't hear back here as much. but on a daily basis when we're out there you hear that a lot. these are people trying to sting which themselves from the stereotypes of what muslims are like. they're speaking from the hard and she can't help but be affected by it and understand those differences any society.
[inaudible] i used to say america, don't abandon us. it's not a message you back your very often but it's something that is felt there. right after we killed bin laden, i was there and i was talking to the driver and it turned out he was from abbottabad. and i said. [laughter] , have you ever seen the house where bin laden was? he said, i haven't but my family is all going by it now. my family is looking at it. he said, i'm glad you got that guy because last august my brother-in-law was in a...
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it startles us. when we hear of something that wrong, i don'tso think we ought to be tapping the phone conversations are listening into the conversations of our allies. now the question is who are our allies? >> there's a list. nato allies.non- >> i cannot confirm, but allegedly there are nine ager leaders. i don't leave all of the things that i hear or read. excepted.mpany say anonymousguys sources, but we frequently hear in the media "an anonymous white house source." we don't know who that is. some investigative reporters, not you, who will try to get information from us. it happens all the time on the hill. y i heard youll sav are planning a trip to the moon. i should make more logical. you are planning a trip to north korea. reporter never heard that. he is saying "i heard," hoping because i did go to north korea or 10 years ago that i have a plan to now. or there's a rumor he heard or something like that. very aggressive reporters able to get anonymous statements and .se them >> we have our nat
it startles us. when we hear of something that wrong, i don'tso think we ought to be tapping the phone conversations are listening into the conversations of our allies. now the question is who are our allies? >> there's a list. nato allies.non- >> i cannot confirm, but allegedly there are nine ager leaders. i don't leave all of the things that i hear or read. excepted.mpany say anonymousguys sources, but we frequently hear in the media "an anonymous white house source." we...
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they're using very effective method. host: mark mather with the teen rate going down, has this affected public policy or programs, social programs? guest: well, it's great news because teen births is a major social problem i think in the united states. that's one of the areas where kids born to teen moms, they tend to have much higher poverty rates, health problems. they're more likely to become teen parents themselves. the fact it's declining is good news. but again, if you compare the u.s. with other countries, we still have a very high rate so there's a lot more work to do. >> hello, everyone. >> hello. >> hello, everyone. >> hello. >> my name is nancy richards ended is my pleasure to welcome you all to the port of new orleans. i have worked at the port for over 25 years. this is a story that touched on so much that i would like to share with you guys. day i got hired here at , i signed on my home. years here at5 the port of new orleans and guess what? at the same time, i finished my mortgage. [laughter] [applause] i
they're using very effective method. host: mark mather with the teen rate going down, has this affected public policy or programs, social programs? guest: well, it's great news because teen births is a major social problem i think in the united states. that's one of the areas where kids born to teen moms, they tend to have much higher poverty rates, health problems. they're more likely to become teen parents themselves. the fact it's declining is good news. but again, if you compare the u.s....
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they use a ideology. al qaeda uses the same ideology. even more so against christians. they kill everyone, including christians. christians are part of our history, of our country. they are good, peaceful citizens. they love their nation. they are committed to supporting it. at but al qaeda has another perspective. al qaeda feels they should kill all those who do not think alike. many of them were victims. this is the case of all of the iraqi people. they targeted churches and mosques and sunnis and shiites mosques. religious places. they killed christian leaders. because a number of the christians is limited, it seemed that they were targeted. we supported them strongly, we provided them with protection, to all of the christian political leaders and holy places. when i met the pope, i asked him to ask them to remain in iraq and tell european countries not to encourage iraqis who are christian to leave iraq. they are fighting al qaeda. i told him i do not want to see a middle east that is void of christians or muslims. -- or a west that is void of muslims. christian in
they use a ideology. al qaeda uses the same ideology. even more so against christians. they kill everyone, including christians. christians are part of our history, of our country. they are good, peaceful citizens. they love their nation. they are committed to supporting it. at but al qaeda has another perspective. al qaeda feels they should kill all those who do not think alike. many of them were victims. this is the case of all of the iraqi people. they targeted churches and mosques and...
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how you should use the mandate. his context was unambiguously clear it was an opportunity to do things. and a classic example was his conviction which i think is right. you can do substantially more to reform it than you could have done absent this kind of provocation. >>, i mean, i would say looking at this some of the questions at the beginning of 2009 there was a sense of a missed opportunity. right. i wonder if a different kind of stimulus with the changes that larry hinted at dropping the high speed rail and energy all of that might have gotten bipartisan support. didn't happy. i'm not blaming one side or the other. to me that is the question could a different set of choices brought the country together in a way that -- >> you know i've been critical of some of the more classically democratic part of the recovery program. but i was there. you know, the senate minority leader said that the basic purpose of his minority leadership was to make sure that the president was not re-elected. i think it's not easy to ma
how you should use the mandate. his context was unambiguously clear it was an opportunity to do things. and a classic example was his conviction which i think is right. you can do substantially more to reform it than you could have done absent this kind of provocation. >>, i mean, i would say looking at this some of the questions at the beginning of 2009 there was a sense of a missed opportunity. right. i wonder if a different kind of stimulus with the changes that larry hinted at...
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i would just say there's a lot more that brings us together than sets us apart. thanks for the comment. >> host: on the poll numbers talked about, here's a recent one that sounds the nation's energy problem has declinedded as a priority from 60% four years ago to 52% last year, and now stands at 45%. mercedes in florida, democratic caller. >> caller: yes, good morning, thank you so much for the sierra club leading in this coaching argument, despite the other caller, who was a gnatterring nabob. there's intelligent people who are scientists who do not voice opinions on the environment because we are all entitled to breathe fresh air, clean water, and have a vibrant and vital environment. however, my main comment is regarding nanotechnology which really is the cutting edge of something we could learn from nature. we are, obviously, all, you know, favorable to nature, but we can actually utilize nature by studying components of things like sharp skin and shapes, feathers, things that can actually have a -- no net loss of energy because everything is utilized to perf
i would just say there's a lot more that brings us together than sets us apart. thanks for the comment. >> host: on the poll numbers talked about, here's a recent one that sounds the nation's energy problem has declinedded as a priority from 60% four years ago to 52% last year, and now stands at 45%. mercedes in florida, democratic caller. >> caller: yes, good morning, thank you so much for the sierra club leading in this coaching argument, despite the other caller, who was a...
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she never told us very much. she's also a senior fellow at harvard center for science international affair, member of defense policy board. cofounded the center for new america securities. a think tank you know. she's a member of the aspen strategy group. the dean leading the graduate school of art and sciences. he started as a child getting to arguments. i love that. [laughter] i'm going put that in my rÉsume. i like that. soon thereafter he became a trial lawyer doing criminal justice and civil rights work. there's so much more here. he was an adviser to secretary of state condolezza rice. he's a member of the president's intelligence advisory board, he for president bush and president obama. he's written a number of books. germany -- i read that one. that was he wrote it with con i did rice. and most importantly a member of the aspen strategy group. which she directed from 2002 to 2003. so i will start by asking both michelle and philip a few questions then open it up to the audience. we are in a transitional
she never told us very much. she's also a senior fellow at harvard center for science international affair, member of defense policy board. cofounded the center for new america securities. a think tank you know. she's a member of the aspen strategy group. the dean leading the graduate school of art and sciences. he started as a child getting to arguments. i love that. [laughter] i'm going put that in my rÉsume. i like that. soon thereafter he became a trial lawyer doing criminal justice and...
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we're are still early in drawing the lessons from afghanistan that we can use. yemeni and nigeria and in and somalia. countries where there is a mix of natural -- national contingents. , and concepts and learning about how to give advice and concepts andmmon learning about how to give advice and support. frankly, i think we are very slow in learning lessons from the last 10 years of bitter experience in afghanistan and iraq and thinking about the kind assistantent -- capabilities in the futures. those are not as well digested. this question is for michele. it was said at the beginning of the second term that chuck hagel was selected as defense secretary and you were not in this viewse there was of the president that the administration that they wanted to move away from a military a new more toward militarization anybody forward leaning point of view as it was perceived whereas hagel was seen as of a different view. is this assessment accurate? second, what has happened in the ensuing months in terms of where they have gone on policies from iran to afghanistan? m
we're are still early in drawing the lessons from afghanistan that we can use. yemeni and nigeria and in and somalia. countries where there is a mix of natural -- national contingents. , and concepts and learning about how to give advice and concepts andmmon learning about how to give advice and support. frankly, i think we are very slow in learning lessons from the last 10 years of bitter experience in afghanistan and iraq and thinking about the kind assistantent -- capabilities in the...
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as my father used to say. unless you are willing to work for it and sacrifice, unless you are willing to take risk and willing to fight for what you believe in. those are the values that they passed on to me. they had to make their way in a strange society. my dad decided to start a restaurant in downtown monterey during the war years, tough times. my parents believe that child labor was a requirement. after the war, this'll the restaurant, moved out and we continue to reside there. anda they walnut orchard were used to be underneath collecting the walnuts. when i got elected to congress my father said i had been well- trained to go to washington because i had been dodging knots all my life. nuts.ging [laughter] from my parents, hard work, sacrifice, commitment, dedication, fighting for what , those are achieve what make america great. those who are willing to respond to the trumpet, the call to service that helps preserve our democracy for the future. this dinner and anyways honest people who have answered th
as my father used to say. unless you are willing to work for it and sacrifice, unless you are willing to take risk and willing to fight for what you believe in. those are the values that they passed on to me. they had to make their way in a strange society. my dad decided to start a restaurant in downtown monterey during the war years, tough times. my parents believe that child labor was a requirement. after the war, this'll the restaurant, moved out and we continue to reside there. anda they...
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what happens in the us congress is up to the united states. however, the right honorable gentleman can be assured that the united states administration are extremely strongly committed to this process. the leadership and persistence of secretary kerry were crucial in bringing about the agreement and the clarity of president obama on the matter is clear. i do not think that we need, at this point, to start looking at the other scenarios that the right honorable gentleman brought in of acting separately from the united states. >> order. i am afraid that we have got through only two questions in five minutes, which by normal standards would be very slow. we need to speed up. we will be led in that important exercise by an immediate past minister of great experience and versatility. >> the wealth of detail that has been offered by my right honorable friend the foreign secretary indicates that this is no casual agreement, but one that has been carefully thought through. i pay tribute to his persistence and that of cathy ashton in holding the p5 plu
what happens in the us congress is up to the united states. however, the right honorable gentleman can be assured that the united states administration are extremely strongly committed to this process. the leadership and persistence of secretary kerry were crucial in bringing about the agreement and the clarity of president obama on the matter is clear. i do not think that we need, at this point, to start looking at the other scenarios that the right honorable gentleman brought in of acting...
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to wayne, thank you for hosting us. and for all of the smithsonian, with our rich and cultural heritage. and to jack, i am sure the new ambassador of japan will be pleased with how you perform this evening. i will give her a full report. to all the family members of the kennedy family, we are grateful for your presence and your adoring contributions to the uccess of our country. for centuries, awards have existed for military valor. 0 years ago, president john f. kennedy established a way to award extraordinary civilian virtue, contributions to our country, service to our democracy. dedication to our humanity that has advanced the common interests of freedom loving people both here at home and around the world. since its creation, the presidential medal of freedom has paid tribute to the creativity of writers and artists and entertainers. we have recognized the leadership of elected officials and civil rights organizers, the imagination of scientists and business leaders, the grit and determination of our astronauts nd
to wayne, thank you for hosting us. and for all of the smithsonian, with our rich and cultural heritage. and to jack, i am sure the new ambassador of japan will be pleased with how you perform this evening. i will give her a full report. to all the family members of the kennedy family, we are grateful for your presence and your adoring contributions to the uccess of our country. for centuries, awards have existed for military valor. 0 years ago, president john f. kennedy established a way to...
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it's useful for us that there's regular contact between our deputy prime minister and tim. i think that previous inquiries and i imagined this one will always focus on the personal element in u.k./u.s. relations. there are many other relationships as well but the u.s. as you well know is a presidential system and in this obama administration you could argue that even more of the key decisions have been proven to the white house before. particularly the president. so of course we've got to cover the waterfront as an industry and as a government and cover the congress, the media, think tanks and everyone as well as the administration and the white house. the white house remains absolutely key for any bit of foreign policy, and that's always been in the mythology and in the practices of u.k./u.s. relations. that's been an important element. i would have dismissed the. i think it needs to be kept in perspective. the british me sometimes focus only on the relationships. they are important particularly in a presidential system. >> thank you. >> sir nigel, back in your post is our
it's useful for us that there's regular contact between our deputy prime minister and tim. i think that previous inquiries and i imagined this one will always focus on the personal element in u.k./u.s. relations. there are many other relationships as well but the u.s. as you well know is a presidential system and in this obama administration you could argue that even more of the key decisions have been proven to the white house before. particularly the president. so of course we've got to cover...
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she said at the end, she said, listen, don't feel sorry for us. just be with us. that's what we need to do. we need to just stay with them. and we will. >> besides saying, "amen," i would love to have georgetown students talk with one another about what you can do in solidarity with the young people of afghanistan as anita reminded us, the population of young people is, what, 60%, a very high percentage. what can you do to support them through virtual context, through raising money, through exchange programs, anything that can keep the lines of communication and relationship building going. this university is already making a very significant contribution to the future debate through the institute on peace and security and through other academic and professional programs that you have. the more we can link up our university communities on some of these specific issues in support, for example, of the america university in kabul looking for ways to do much more in terms of exchanges that can be partnered with the bush institute or other institutions, those are lifel
she said at the end, she said, listen, don't feel sorry for us. just be with us. that's what we need to do. we need to just stay with them. and we will. >> besides saying, "amen," i would love to have georgetown students talk with one another about what you can do in solidarity with the young people of afghanistan as anita reminded us, the population of young people is, what, 60%, a very high percentage. what can you do to support them through virtual context, through raising...
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but, are you considering using any of your authority to use f.t.a. money for resiliency on other transportation modes? do that should you wish, as i understand it. it wasn't used on ocean parkway but it should be in other places on long island and in new york city. that.e a little about >> you're correct, senator. first, the authority exists under the act for the secretary to another money mode. first to answer your question on of transitanche money -- again, that's the single biggest need in the transportation network. well know. we have a notice of funding availability that's in internal review right now. we will have that completed very quickly. for $3 billion, specifically awarded on a merit resiliency projects. we will coordinate it with the taskforce by, for example, making sure that we have corps, reviewersand other looking at that from a systems perspective to make sure -- $3 billion is a fraction of the niedermayered out there. -- of the need, needed out there the transit network. the thinking is also there are real projects that may fall in
but, are you considering using any of your authority to use f.t.a. money for resiliency on other transportation modes? do that should you wish, as i understand it. it wasn't used on ocean parkway but it should be in other places on long island and in new york city. that.e a little about >> you're correct, senator. first, the authority exists under the act for the secretary to another money mode. first to answer your question on of transitanche money -- again, that's the single biggest...
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said, let us begin. today, in this moment of new resolve, i would say to all my fellow americans let us continue. [applause] this is our challenge. twofold,sitate, not , not toot to fold linger over this evil moment, but to continue on our of course so that we may fulfill the destiny that history has set for us. our most immediate task are here on this hill. first, no memorial a ration or -- no memorial oration or eulogy could more eloquently honor president kennedy's memory then nearly as possible passage of the civil rights bill for which he fought so long. [applause] we have talked long enough in this country about equal rights. we have talked for a hundred years or more. to write the next and to write it in the books of law. [applause] i urge you again as i did in 1960 two anin in act a civil rights law so that we can move forward to eliminate from this nation every trace of discrimination and oppression that is based upon race or color. [applause] there could be no greater source nation, botho this
said, let us begin. today, in this moment of new resolve, i would say to all my fellow americans let us continue. [applause] this is our challenge. twofold,sitate, not , not toot to fold linger over this evil moment, but to continue on our of course so that we may fulfill the destiny that history has set for us. our most immediate task are here on this hill. first, no memorial a ration or -- no memorial oration or eulogy could more eloquently honor president kennedy's memory then nearly as...
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i mean, where does that leave us? i mean, people struggle everyday, and yet there are many people that don't have the housing, don't have the medical and the other things that you just mentioned. your conversation sounded very rosy and cheerful. but that's not the way it really is. >> guest: well, i think that there are some people who don't have medical but we do spend close to half a trillion dollars a year getting medical care to low income americans and that does not include medicare or so of the elderly generally have medicare. and i mean, i'm not saying that there's nobody out there who's not struggling but, in fact, i think most people definitely are struggling day to day to make ends meet. i'm just saying that if you ask for people, for example, were you hungry any point during the year, four out of five of them will say no, we weren't hungry even when the going to you. if you ask them did you have a medical need that you couldn't get attended to, almost none of them will say that they do. most poor people aga
i mean, where does that leave us? i mean, people struggle everyday, and yet there are many people that don't have the housing, don't have the medical and the other things that you just mentioned. your conversation sounded very rosy and cheerful. but that's not the way it really is. >> guest: well, i think that there are some people who don't have medical but we do spend close to half a trillion dollars a year getting medical care to low income americans and that does not include medicare...
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this makes us safer. it makes our financial system work better, and it's foolish for us not to adequately resource it. the republican leader in the senate said a while back that the less we fund these agencies, the better america will be. that is just not true. we know that's not true. we've got the scars to prove it, given what happened in 2007 and 2008. and that's why we can't let an army of lobbyists and their allies in congress delay, defund, dismantle the rules that were designed to protect consumers and protect a crisis from happening again. we can't go back to the days when bad behavior could nearly bring down the entire economy unless taxpayers stepped in to rescue it. and anybody who is working hard to dismantle any of these reforms will have to explain to the american people why they did that when and if a crisis ever does happen again. it's important to realize that financial reform is not about punishment. it's about making sure that everybody plays by the same set of clear and transparent rul
this makes us safer. it makes our financial system work better, and it's foolish for us not to adequately resource it. the republican leader in the senate said a while back that the less we fund these agencies, the better america will be. that is just not true. we know that's not true. we've got the scars to prove it, given what happened in 2007 and 2008. and that's why we can't let an army of lobbyists and their allies in congress delay, defund, dismantle the rules that were designed to...
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but it's true of all of us. we have not paid attention -- we've neglected that point and it makes everything harder for people. it makes everything worse in terms of making choices that they can live with and not end up regretting. and it's -- it is really a scandal and a shame that this country has not paid more attention to that and done a better job. and if we haven't made real discernible progress in that the next several years thenly be disappointed in myself and in the bureau? >> very short answer to this one, is there a political future for richard corddry? which would consider running for an elective office in ohio? >> it's not a political job. i understand it's a job done in a political con teblings but it's a federal -- context, but it's a federal job and that's how i see it. >> you can send more questions #morningmoney if you have something in mind get it ready in the next few minutes. one good question that came in cfpb es this cfb -- which the market and authority? how do you pick in the nonbank are
but it's true of all of us. we have not paid attention -- we've neglected that point and it makes everything harder for people. it makes everything worse in terms of making choices that they can live with and not end up regretting. and it's -- it is really a scandal and a shame that this country has not paid more attention to that and done a better job. and if we haven't made real discernible progress in that the next several years thenly be disappointed in myself and in the bureau? >>...